"Bob Hope said it about Louis the XVI and, sure enough, seven years later came the French Revolution!"--Greg Diamond

"Congressman Bob Barr, on the Constitution."--Adam Bonin

"Kenneth Starr, on the Fifth Amendment."--Robert Yee Meave

"Bill Clinton, on the Penthouse Forum."--Alex Balk

"Bill Clinton, about Congress, shortly before his declaration of martial law."--Evan Cornog

"Bob Dole, about Bob Dole."--Winter Miller

"Adam Sandler, about Saturday Night Live."--Beth Sherman

"The concept of crimes against humanity, in the view of those in 'American diplomatic and intelligence circles' who have 'doubts about international tribunals aimed at former foreign rulers.' (NYT, Dec. 2, 1998; this is a 'News Quiz,' isn't it?)"--P. Mattick

"Camille Paglia, about her uterus."--Deb Stavin (similarly, but less anatomical and more Shakespearean, Colleen Werthmann)

"A National Organization for Women spokesperson, on her organization. 'We will, of course, remain dogmatic, old-fashioned, and humorless,' she added. 'But we're setting up a great Web site.' "--Charlie Glassenberg

"Katie Roiphe, on her mother's Observer column, her own whiny shtick, the need of unimaginative editors to quote either her or Camille Paglia in any and every article about feminism and, especially, her remaining lung."--Daniel Radosh (similarly, Matt Sullivan; but without the pulmonary attack, Norman Oder)